#the character it's controlling is nameless and doesn't matter lmao

[sketchandsneeze]

Don't say it's true name. don't talk about it unless it's too late. It whispers and doesn't say truths that will pull you away.

[midnighttiger]

Older sketches of my character Nameless. I'm still working out the kinks, but I still like some elements of this design.

Click "Keep reading" to get some extra insight into the character and art. Posted these to my dA back in May, so when I say "2 years ago", I'm referring to 2022.

ORIGINAL DESC (can't format it to include bulleted list with indentation)

Haha does anyone remember when this character was just a sidekick to the big evil antagonist of "Wisperia"? No, because I literally never talked about it. 💀

So yeah Nameless - I will not deadname them lmao; if you know, you know - used to be like an evil henchman type of character, and then I realized I liked them a lot more than the other thing. So I just made them the villain instead.

It would take a stupid amount of time and world-building to really explain their background, but all you need to know is that Nameless is the product of corrupted magic.

There was once a mystic, a magic-using spirit of Nainura ("the Dream World"), who lost control of their powers, and they took over and became an entity of their own. This entity became known as "the Corruption" from which shapeshifting beings, simply known as shifters, arose. The most powerful and controlling of which is Nameless.

Nameless' entire aim is to consume everything, to destroy the worlds of the living and dead alike. Mere mortals are no match for their invincible shapeshifting abilities, but the barrier between the living and spirit worlds stops them from eradicating all life in the blink of an eye. Not to mention some animals' stories interest them more than others…

Some technical info on both a writing and illustrative level:

Pronouns are they / it. It doesn't really matter (they have no sense of gender and couldn't care less), but those are the ones I'll refer to them by.

They are not always in the form of a tiger! I was trying to come up with a "default" design, since most of my characters are tigers, but they can appear as quite literally any creature. I have recently drawn and posted them in a status update, for example 😈

Their design is completely symmetrical. No exceptions, save for when they distort and deform (pictured in the bottom left sketch). Only beings from the spirit realm have symmetrical appearances, but it is possible I may make it to where they are they ONLY character with a symmetrical design.

These sketches are from about 2 years ago at this point, but I still like them, and this kinda marks the point where I began to draw in my current style, which I like a lot. 💜💛